Notes for William Rixey

Notes for William Rixey

!US Census 1850 (28 August) Virginia, Culpeper Co., page 231a, lines 14-22: William Rixey (b.1788 - 62 - in VA - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $51000). ALSO listed is: Lavinia L. Wall (dau b. 1823 - 27 - in VA); Elizabeth Wall (granddau b. 1840 - 10 - in VA); William Wall (grandson b. 1846 - 4 - in VA). ALSO listed is Olivia M. Rixey (dau b. 1830 - 20 - in VA); Mary L. (dau b. 1831 - 19 - in VA); Elvira (dau b. 1832 - 18 - in VA); and George B. (son b. 1834 - 16 - in VA). ALSO Ambrose Worlledge (b. 1827 - 23 - in VA - Occ: Farmer)

!US Census 1860 (6-9 July) Virginia, Culpeper Co., Roll M653_1341, Sheet 16/17, Page 810/811, House No. 140, Lines 39-40/1-3: Wm. Rixey (b. 1788 - 72 - in Fauquier Co., VA - Occ: Farmer - Property Value $24,320 + $18,524) married to Clara C. (b. 1810 - 50 - in Billerica, Middlesex Co., MA); Matilda Leccamp (b. 1820 - 40 - in Culpeper Co., VA); Elvira Rixey (b. 1836 - 24 - in Culpeper Co., VA); and Geo. E. Parker (b. 1841 - 19 - in Billerica, Middlesex Co., MA - Occ: Carpenter)

!US Census 1810 Culpeper Co., VA lists William Rixey and his mother. His age is 16-26 and his mother is 45 and up. They are listed with having 16 slaves.

!Will Book U, pg 542, Culpeper Co. Records: Will of William Rixey states - I devise to my executors in trust the graveyard in which my wife and children have been interred, to contain one-fourth of an acre in convenient form embracing the said graves, to be held in trust for the purposes of a graveyard for the interment of such of my family as may wish to be buried there, or whose surviving relatives may wish to have them interred therein." This ground is situated on a line between "Mount Pleasant" and the adjoining farm, "Rose Dale" but it has not been cared for since the home passed out of the possession of the Rixey family many years ago (dated 1931) and is overgrown with briers, weeds, etc. It is difficult to determine just what graves are there but it is believed that there are quite a number.

His will was dated 5 April 1854, shows he was a large land owner and that he owned a number of slaves as well as other property. He bequeathed 3 farms to three of his children and to others he gave cash bequests (some as much as $9500) The farms did not include "Mount Pleasant" which he directed be sold with 500 acres at public auction. It was bought by his son, Charles William Wellington Rixey.

After his death, his second wife returned to Massachusetts.